The preseason schedule also includes an exhibition against the Miami Heat on Oct. 11 in Miami and a friendly game against Maccabi Haifa — a team in Israel's top pro league — on Oct. 23 in Orlando.

The Magic would play four exhibitions at home and four exhibitions on the road. This year, all of the road exhibitions would be played in NBA cities.

In 2010, the Magic faced the Houston Rockets in McAllen, Texas, just miles from the U.S. border with Mexico. The Magic also had an exhibition scheduled against the Heat in Tampa at the St. Pete Times Forum, but that had to be cancelled because the court was too slippery.

The NBA released the 2011 preseason schedule on Thursday afternoon.

It might have been an exercise in futilitty. It appears unlikely that the NBA's owners and the players' union will agree to a new collective bargaining agreement in time for the preseason to be played in its entirety.